US10440774B2ActiveUtilityA1

Method and device for message delivery and for discontinuous transmission

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Assignee: ZTE CORPPriority: Feb 6, 2016Filed: Mar 16, 2018Granted: Oct 8, 2019
Est. expiryFeb 6, 2036(~9.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Qian Dai
H04W 72/20H04W 52/365H04W 76/28H04W 74/004H04W 52/50H04W 76/27H04W 76/10H04W 72/0406H04W 74/0833
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Claims

Abstract

The disclosed techniques provide a method and device for reporting information and for discontinuous transmission. In the disclosed techniques, at least one of the following information is to be added to the random access procedure or the RRC connection related procedure, that is the information about data amount available for transmission, Power headroom, data amount available for transmission and the power headroom, whether SingleTone or MultiTone is supported, whether CP transmission mode or UP transmission mode is configured, where the RRC connection related procedure includes, but is not limited to, any of the following, that is the procedure of RRC connection, RRC connection reestablishment, RRC connection resume. Reporting the uplink message solves the problem of reporting the information about the data available for transmission and/or power headroom in the random access procedure or RRC connection related procedure.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
 transmitting, by a mobile device to a base station in a random access procedure, a message that includes a Media Access Control (MAC) control element, wherein the MAC control element includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom, 
 wherein the MAC control element has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the MAC control element is identified by a MAC subheader for a Common Control Channel (CCCH) Service Data Unit (SDU). 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 2 , wherein the MAC subheader for the CCCH SDU includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) that indicates both the MAC control element and the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , wherein the MAC control element is placed before the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message includes a Msg3. 
     
     
       6. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
 receiving, at a base station in a random access procedure, a message from a mobile device, the message including a Media Access Control (MAC) control element that includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom, 
 wherein the MAC control element has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the MAC control element is identified by a MAC subheader for a Common Control Channel (CCCH) Service Data Unit (SDU). 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7 , wherein the MAC subheader for the CCCH SDU includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) that indicates both the MAC control element and the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the MAC control element is placed before the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the message includes a Msg3. 
     
     
       11. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
 a processor configured to generate a message that includes a Media Access Control (MAC) control element, wherein the MAC control element includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom; and 
 a transmitter configured to transmit the message to a base station in a random access procedure, 
 wherein the MAC control element has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom. 
 
     
     
       12. The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the MAC control element is identified by a MAC subheader for a Common Control Channel (CCCH) Service Data Unit (SDU). 
     
     
       13. The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the MAC subheader for the CCCH SDU includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) that indicates both the MAC control element and the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       14. The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the MAC control element is placed before the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       15. The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the message includes a Msg3. 
     
     
       16. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
 a receiver configured to receive, in a random access procedure, a message from a mobile device, the message including a Media Access Control (MAC) control element that includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom, 
 wherein the MAC control element has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom. 
 
     
     
       17. The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the MAC control element is identified by a MAC subheader for a Common Control Channel (CCCH) Service Data Unit (SDU). 
     
     
       18. The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the MAC subheader for the CCCH SDU includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) that indicates both the MAC control element and the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       19. The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the MAC control element is placed before the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       20. The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the message includes a Msg3. 
     
     
       21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having code stored thereon, the code when executed by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method that comprises:
 transmitting, by a mobile device to a base station in a random access procedure, a message that includes a Media Access Control (MAC) control element, wherein the MAC control element includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom, 
 wherein the MAC control element has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom. 
 
     
     
       22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 21 , wherein the MAC control element is identified by a MAC subheader for a Common Control Channel (CCCH) Service Data Unit (SDU). 
     
     
       23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 22 , wherein the MAC subheader for the CCCH SDU includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) that indicates both the MAC control element and the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the MAC control element is placed before the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 21 , wherein the message includes a Msg3. 
     
     
       26. A non-transitory computer readable medium having code stored thereon, the code when executed by a processor, causing the processor to implement a method that comprises:
 transmitting, by a mobile device to a base station in a random access procedure, a message that includes a Media Access Control (MAC) control element, wherein the MAC control element includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom, 
 wherein the MAC control element has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom. 
 
     
     
       27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 26 , wherein the MAC control element is identified by a MAC subheader for a Common Control Channel (CCCH) Service Data Unit (SDU). 
     
     
       28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 27 , wherein the MAC subheader for the CCCH SDU includes a logical channel identifier (LCID) that indicates both the MAC control element and the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 28 , wherein the MAC control element is placed before the CCCH SDU. 
     
     
       30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 26 , wherein the message includes a Msg3.

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